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Erupt

verb/ɪɹˈʌpt/
Definition
start abruptly
erupt or intensify suddenly
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɪɹˈʌpt/
🇬🇧British English
/ɪɹˈʌpt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɪɹˈʌpt/
2 syllables Say it as /ɪɹˈʌpt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbstart abruptly
“After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc”
verberupt or intensify suddenly
“Unrest erupted in the country”
verbstart to burn or burst into flames
“Marsh gases ignited suddenly”
verbbreak out
“The tooth erupted and had to be extracted”
verbbecome active and spew forth lava and rocks
“Vesuvius erupts once in a while”
verbforce out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
“break into tears”
verbappear on the skin
“A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant”
verbbecome raw or open
“He broke out in hives”
Word Forms
eruptionnouna sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
irruptionnouna sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
flare-upnouna sudden intense happening
ignitibleadjectivecapable of burning
ignitableadjectivecapable of burning
ignitionnounthe act of setting something on fire
combustibleadjectivecapable of igniting and burning
combustiveadjectivesupporting combustion
extravasationnoun(of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
eruptiveadjectiveactively spewing out lava
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
ausbrechen
abrupt beginnen
🇫🇷French
éclater
commencer brusquement
🇪🇸Spanish
estallar
empezar abruptamente
🇮🇹Italian
eruttare
iniziare all'improvviso
🇳🇱Dutch
uitbarsten
begin abrupt
🇵🇹Portuguese
entrar em erupção
começar abruptamente
🇷🇺Russian
извергаться
начать резко
India
🇮🇳Hindi
फूटना
अचानक शुरू करो
🇧🇩Bengali
বিস্ফোরিত
হঠাৎ শুরু
🇮🇳Tamil
வெடிக்கும்
திடீரென்று தொடங்கும்
🇮🇳Telugu
విస్ఫోటనం
ఆకస్మికంగా ప్రారంభించండి
🇮🇳Marathi
उद्रेक
अचानक सुरू करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
ફૂટવું
અચાનક શરૂ કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಉಗುಳುತ್ತವೆ
ಥಟ್ಟನೆ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പൊട്ടിത്തെറിക്കുക
പെട്ടെന്ന് ആരംഭിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਫਟਣਾ
ਅਚਾਨਕ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
پھوٹنا
اچانک شروع کریں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
爆发
突然开始
🇯🇵Japanese
噴火する
突然始める
🇰🇷Korean
나다
갑자기 시작하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
phun trào
bắt đầu đột ngột
🇹🇭Thai
ปะทุ
เริ่มต้นอย่างกะทันหัน
🇮🇩Indonesian
meletus
mulai secara tiba-tiba
🇵🇭Filipino
sumabog
magsimula bigla
🇲🇾Malay
meletus
mulakan secara tiba-tiba
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تندلع
تبدأ فجأة
🇮🇷Persian
فوران
ناگهانی شروع کنید
🇹🇷Turkish
patlamak
aniden başlamak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהִתְפַּרֵץ
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'erupt'?
The primary meaning of 'erupt' is 'start abruptly'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'erupt' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'erupt' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'erupt' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'erupt' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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